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The latest Shakespeare books from Cambridge University Press
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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals
to readers worldwide for its up-to-date
scholarship and emphasis on performance.
Edited by an expert international team,
the series provides lively, instructive access
to Shakespeare’s works without over-
simplifying them.
Rediscover Shakespeare with Cambridge, as
we launch new eBook versions of our stunning
New Cambridge Shakespeare series. You can
now enjoy reading all Shakespeare’s plays,
sonnets and poems on your eReader device
or computer.
You can read more about The New Cambridge
Shakespeare, look inside the texts, and
request an inspection copy by visiting
www.cambridge.org/ncs
T h E N E w C a m B R i d g E S h a k E S p E a R ENCS
2 New Cambridge Shakespeare
10 Recent and forthcoming highlights
14 Student Resources
16 Shakespeare and Early Modern Criticism
CoNtENtS
The Tempest
Second Edition
Updated edition of The Tempest includes a thoroughly revised introduction and reading list.
See page 8.
All’s Well that Ends WellSecond Edition
Edited by Russell Fraser, revised and updated by alexander Leggatt
For this updated edition of All’s Well, alexander Leggatt has written
a wholly new introduction to one of Shakespeare’s most puzzling,
ambiguous and demanding plays. Leggatt’s interest in performance
informs his thoughtful account of the play’s critical and theatrical
fortunes to the end of the twentieth century.
978-0-521-82793-5 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53515-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
Antony and CleopatraSecond Edition
Edited by david Bevington
For this updated edition, david Bevington has included in his
introductory section a thorough consideration of recent critical and
stage interpretations of Antony and Cleopatra, demonstrating how
the theatrical design and imagination of this play make it one of
Shakespeare’s most remarkable tragedies. an updated reading list
completes the edition.
978-0-521-84833-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-61287-6 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
As You Like ItSecond Edition
Edited by michael hattaway
Shakespeare’s As You Like It can appear bright or sombre in
performance: a feast of language and a delight for comic actors,
or a risk-taking exploration of gender roles. This updated edition
provides an account of what makes this popular play both innocent
and dangerous.
978-0-521-51974-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-0-521-73250-5 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
the Comedy of ErrorsSecond Edition
Edited by T. S. dorsch, revised and updated by Ros king
Ros king has provided a completely new introduction, arguing
that Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors cannot be regarded merely as a
farcical romp based on a classical model, but belongs to the critically
misunderstood genre of tragi-comedy. her introduction also engages
fully with the play’s continuing popularity in the theatre.
978-0-521-82794-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53516-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
CoriolanusSecond Edition
Edited by Lee Bliss, revised and updated by Bridget Escolme
Shakespeare’s Roman play Coriolanus was probably his last tragedy,
and represents the playwright’s most searching exploration of the
political life of a community. This annotated edition provides full
explanatory notes, and a substantial introduction which has been
updated to include the most recent criticism and productions of
the play.
978-0-521-42960-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-72874-4 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
CymbelineEdited by martin Butler, recently updated
This new edition of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline foregrounds the
elements of romance, tragicomedy and Jacobean stagecraft which
together shape the play; it also acknowledges the postmodern
indeterminacy of the play’s key moments. martin Butler presents a
refreshingly unsentimental reading of the heroine, innogen.
978-0-521-22878-7 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-29694-6 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
For further information about titles in this series or tailored packages please contact [email protected] www.cambridge.org/ncs
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
CoriolaNuS
edited by lee bliss
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
CymbeliNe
edited by martin butler
T h E N E w C a m B R i d g E S h a k E S p E a R E
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T H E N E W C A M B R I D G E S H A K E S P E A R ENCS
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Edited by T. S. Dorsch
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
aNToNy aNd CleopaTra
edited by david bevington
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
all’S well ThaT eNdS well
edited by russell Fraser
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
aS You Like iT
edited by michael hattaway
eBooks available
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for more information.
Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkSecond Edition
Edited by philip Edwards, revised and updated by Robert hapgood
Robert hapgood has added a section on prevailing critical and
performance approaches to Hamlet. he discusses recent film and
stage performances, and actors of the hamlet role, as well as directors
of the play; he stresses the role of remembering and forgetting, and
the impact of feminist and performance studies.
‘The introduction and commentary reveal an author with
a lively awareness of the importance of perceiving the play
as a theatrical document, one which comes to life, which is
completed only in performance.’
The Review of English Studies
978-0-521-82545-0 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53252-5 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
Julius CaesarSecond Edition
Edited by marvin Spevack, revised and updated by marga munkelt
For this updated edition of Julius Caesar, marga munkelt has added
a new section and new pictures to the introduction, surveying stage
and critical interpretations since the 1980s of Shakespeare’s most
famous Roman play. The reading list has also been brought up
to date.
978-0-521-82791-1 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53513-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
King Edward IIIEdited by giorgio melchiori
Edward III is a major addition to the Shakespearean canon, and
is published here for the first time in an authoritative edition of
Shakespeare’s works. melchiori claims that Shakespeare is the
author of a significant part of the play, the extent of which is
discussed in detail.
978-0-521-43422-5 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-59673-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
the First Part of King Henry IVSecond Edition
Edited by herbert weil and Judith weil, revised and updated by katharine a. Craik
This updated edition offers a strongly theatrical perspective on the
origins of the play, and the history of its interpretation. The notes
provide a thorough commentary on Shakespeare’s transformation
of his sources, and suggest alternative stagings. a new introductory
section by katharine Craik describes recent stage, film and critical
interpretations.
978-0-521-86801-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-0-521-68743-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
the Second Part of King Henry IVSecond Edition
Edited by giorgio melchiori, revised and updated by adam hansen
melchiori offers a fresh approach to The Second Part of King Henry
IV, which he sees as an unplanned sequel to the First Part, itself a
‘remake’ of an old non-Shakespearean play. This updated edition
includes a new introductory section by adam hansen describing
recent stage, film and critical interpretations.
978-0-521-86926-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-0-521-68950-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
King Henry VSecond Edition
Edited by andrew gurr
For this updated edition of Shakespeare’s most celebrated war
play, professor gurr has added a new section to his introduction
which considers recent critical and stage interpretations, especially
concentrating on the ‘secret’ versus ‘official’ readings of the play.
an updated reading list completes the edition.
978-0-521-84792-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-61264-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The FirST parT oF kiNg heNry iV
edited by herbert weil and Judith weil
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
kiNg heNry V
edited by andrew gurr
4
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
hamleT,priNCe of deNmark
edited by philip edwards
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
JuliuS CaeSar
edited by marvin Spevack
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
kiNg edward iii
edited by giorgio melchiori
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The SeCONd parT Of kiNg heNry iV
edited by giorgio melchiori
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the First Part of King Henry VIEdited by michael hattaway
This, the first major edition for over twenty-five years, takes account
of recent discoveries concerning Shakespeare’s early career. The
First Part of King Henry VI, which gives us Shakespeare’s portrait of
Joan of arc, stands revealed both as a successful venture in its own
exploratory style, and as a necessary account of key events in the
hundred Years war without which the wars of the Roses, anatomised
in the following two plays, cannot be understood.
978-0-521-22754-4 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-29634-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
the Second Part of King Henry VIEdited by michael hattaway
This edition of The Second Part of King Henry VI takes account of
discoveries concerning Shakespeare’s early career, and pays particular
attention to theatrical history, relating readings generated by modern
performances to ideologically positioned accounts of the history and
politics of Shakespeare’s age.
978-0-521-37330-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-37704-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
the third Part of King Henry VIEdited by michael hattaway
in The Third Part of King Henry VI, Shakespeare contrasts henry
Vi with his rival Edward iV to present a picture of the perils of
aristocratic factionalism.
978-0-521-37331-9 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-37705-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
King Henry VIIIEdited by John margeson
professor margeson considers and illustrates the stage history of the
play, and gives a balanced account of the authorship controversy
from the mid-nineteenth century. The introduction considers
the political and religious background of the play, its pageant-like
structure and visual effects, and its varied ironies. The commentary is
detailed but concise, explaining difficult passages and contemporary
references, and suggesting how the play might have been staged in an
Elizabethan theatre, or might still be staged for a modern audience.
978-0-521-22876-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-29692-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
King JohnEdited by L. a. Beaurline
King John had a distinguished life on the eighteenth- and
nineteenth-century stage, but for most of this century the play
has been undervalued. The introduction in this edition presents
the fullest account to date of the stage history, with accompanying
illustrations to suggest the dramatic potential of the script. The
appendix surveys the arguments about the dating of Shakespeare’s
King John and the anonymous Troublesome Reign of King John and
presents new evidence for the possibility that Shakespeare’s play
was written first.
978-0-521-22196-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-29387-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
the tragedy of King LearSecond Edition
Edited by Jay L. halio
For this updated critical edition of King Lear, professor halio has
added a new introductory section on recent stage, film, and critical
interpretations of the play. he gives a comprehensive account
of Shakespeare’s sources and the literary, political and folkloric
influences at work in the play; a detailed reading of the action;
and a substantial stage history of major productions. professor
halio chooses the Folio as the text for this edition. he explains the
differences between the quarto and Folio versions and alerts the
reader to the rival claims of the quarto by means of a sampling of
parallel passages in the introduction and by an appendix which
contains annotated passages unique to the quarto. an updated
reading list completes the edition.
978-0-521-84791-9 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-61263-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
kiNg JohN
edited by L. a. beaurline
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The Tragedy of kiNg Lear
edited by Jay L. halio
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The FirST parT oF kiNg heNry Vi
edited by michael hattaway
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
kiNg heNry Viii
edited by John margeson
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T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The SeCONd parT Of kiNg heNry Vi
edited by michael hattaway
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The Third parT of kiNg heNry Vi
edited by michael hattaway
For further information about titles in this series or tailored packages please contact [email protected] www.cambridge.org/ncs
Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit
– Twelfth Night
King Richard IISecond Edition
Edited by andrew gurr
For this updated edition gurr has added a new section to the
introduction in which he describes the growing interest in re-
historicising and repoliticising the play, surveys a number of
important professional theatre productions, and guides the
reader through the scholarly criticism of recent years.
978-0-521-82541-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53248-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
King Richard IIISecond Edition
Edited by Janis Lull
This updated edition of King Richard III, one of Shakespeare’s most
perennially popular plays, contains a new introductory section on
the most recent criticism and performances, including the RSC cycles
of the history plays. Lull’s introduction stresses the importance of
women’s roles in the play and emphasises its tragic themes.
978-0-521-51474-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-73556-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
Love’s Labour’s LostEdited by william C. Carroll
This new edition of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost presents a
highly readable text of the play based on the first quarto of 1598.
a thorough but concise critical commentary and a comprehensive
introduction illuminate the significant elements of the play, its
remarkable use of language, and its performance history.
978-0-521-22277-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-29431-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
MacbethSecond Edition
Edited by a. R. Braunmuller
This book is an extensively-annotated edition of Macbeth, offering
a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare’s most popular
plays. The book contains a brand new introductory section on
recent performances and adaptations of the play.
‘This updated edition of macbeth reveals thorough research, it
is conscientiously annotated, and it appears a superb tool for
researchers and students involved in Shakespeare scholarship.’
Year’s Work in English Studies
978-0-521-86240-0 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-68098-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
Measure for MeasureSecond Edition
Edited by Brian gibbons, revised and updated by angela Stock
This updated edition of Measure for Measure includes a new
introductory section on recent stage, film and critical interpretations
by angela Stock. an updated reading list completes the edition.
978-0-521-85448-1 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-0-521-67078-4 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
the Merchant of VeniceSecond Edition
Edited by m. m. mahood, revised and updated by Charles Edelman
in a substantial new section, Charles Edelman focuses on the play’s
sexual politics and recent scholarship on the position of Jews in
Shakespeare’s time. he surveys the international scope of theatrical
interpretations of The Merchant in the 1980s and 1990s and different
ways of tackling the troubling figure of Shylock.
‘The introduction and commentary reveal an author with a lively
awareness of the importance of perceiving the play as a theatrical
document, one which comes to life, which is completed only in
performance.’
The Review of English Studies
978-0-521-82544-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53251-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The merChaNT of VeNiCe
edited by m. m. mahood
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
kiNg riChard ii
edited by andrew gurr
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T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
Love’S Labour’S LoST
edited by william C. Carroll
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
meaSure for meaSure
edited by brian gibbons
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
maCbeTh
edited by a. r. braunmuller
the Merry Wives of WindsorSecond Edition
Edited by david Crane
Focusing on theatrical aspects of The Merry Wives of Windsor, this
new edition includes a response to some current arguments about
the dating of the play. Crane also brings the stage history of the
play up to date, showing how recent productions contribute to
our understanding of it.
978-0-521-19710-6 Hardback £44.99 / US$89.99
978-0-521-14681-4 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
A Midsummer Night’s DreamSecond Edition
Edited by R. a. Foakes
For this updated edition a new section of the introduction takes
account of important professional theatre productions and the
large output of scholarly criticism on the play which has appeared
in recent years. The reading list has also been revised and
augmented.
‘… a fine example of judicious editorial writing. Foakes guides
the reader securely and fluently through the critical and scholarly
disputes that have accumulated around the play. he manages to
be informative without being patronizing, and detached with out
failing to offer opinions.’
The Times Higher Education Supplement
978-0-521-82540-5 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53247-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
Much Ado about NothingSecond Edition
Edited by F. h. mares, revised and updated by angela Stock
For this updated edition angela Stock has added a new section to the
introduction in which she reviews both romantic and darker, more
cynical aspects of the play in the light of late twentieth-century stage,
film and critical interpretations and the play’s interest in sexuality
and misogyny, eavesdropping and deception.
978-0-521-82543-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53250-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
othelloSecond Edition
Edited by Norman Sanders, revised and updated by Scott mcmillin
For this updated edition, Scott mcmillin has added a new section
on the key events in both scholarship and theatre since the 1980s,
including political, feminist and postcolonial treatments in various
parts of the world, together with a description of performances of
the play on stage, film and television.
978-0-521-82795-9 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53517-5 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
PericlesEdited by doreen delVecchio and antony hammond
in recent decades there has been a resurgence of theatrical interest
in Shakespeare’s Pericles, which has been rescued from comparative
neglect and is now frequently performed. The editors reject the
current orthodoxies, that the text is seriously corrupt and that the
play is of divided authorship. They show how the 1609 quarto has
features in common with the first quarto of King Lear, now widely
regarded as being based on Shakespeare’s manuscript. Likewise they
regard the arguments concerning divided authorship as unproven
and misleading. instead they show the play to be a unified aesthetic
experience.
978-0-521-22907-4 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-29710-3 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
the PoemsSecond Edition
Edited by John Roe
This updated edition of Shakespeare’s poems contains a new
introductory section on recent critical interpretations. Fully
annotated, it includes all the poems which can be confidently
assigned to Shakespeare, excluding the Sonnets. an updated
reading list completes the edition.
‘John Roe offers without doubt the best treatment of the
poems for many years …’
The Year’s Work in Modern Languages
978-0-521-85551-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-0-521-67162-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
periCleS
edited by doreen delVecchio and antony hammond
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The poemSVenus and adonis, The rape of Lucrece, The phoenix and the Turtle, The passionate pilgrim, a Lover’s Complaint
edited by John roe
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The merry wiveS of wiNdSor
edited by david Crane
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T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
muCh ado abouT NoThiNg
edited by F. h. mares
For further information about titles in this series or tailored packages please contact [email protected] www.cambridge.org/ncs
Romeo and JulietSecond Edition
Edited by g. Blakemore Evans, revised and updated by Thomas moisan
For this updated edition Thomas moisan has added an account of
the number of important professional theatre productions and the
large output of scholarly criticism on the play which have appeared
in recent years. The reading list has also been revised and augmented.
‘… beautifully edited … and presented.’
The Daily Telegraph
978-0-521-82546-7 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53253-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
the SonnetsSecond Edition
Edited by g. Blakemore Evans, with an introduction by Stephen Orgel
For this edition, Stephen Orgel offers a warmly personal and
original introduction to Shakespeare’s best-loved and most widely
read poems. The edition retains the text of the Sonnets prepared by
gwynne Evans, together with his detailed notes on each, and a line-
by-line commentary.
978-0-521-86118-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$99.99
978-0-521-67837-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
the taming of the ShrewSecond Edition
Edited by ann Thompson
For this updated edition ann Thompson has added new sections
to the introduction which describe the ‘deeply problematic’ nature
of debates about the play and its reception since the 1980s. She
discusses recent editions and textual, performance and critical
studies.
‘a radically fresh and challenging view of the play.’
The Times Higher Education Supplement
978-0-521-82542-9 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53249-5 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
the tempestSecond Edition
Edited by david Lindley
The Tempest is one of the most suggestive, yet most elusive of all
Shakespeare’s plays, and has provoked a wide range of critical
interpretations. in this updated edition, david Lindley has
thoroughly revised the introduction and reading list to take
account of the latest directions in criticism and performance.
Review of the first edition:
‘if you are looking for a model edition – by which i mean one
that is concerned to honour the text and to explain the processes
involved in editing – this is it. if i were ever again to undertake
the editing of a Shakespeare play, i would keep Lindley’s edition
of The Tempest open beside me.’
Peter Thompson
978-1-107-02152-5 Hardback £25.99 / US$44.99
978-1-107-61957-9 Paperback £8.99 / US$16.99
timon of AthensEdited by karl klein
karl klein introduces Shakespeare’s late play as a complex
exploration of a corrupt, moneyed society. he argues that evidence
for other authors is inconclusive and shows the play to be neither
tragedy, satire nor comedy, but a subtle and complete drama whose
main characters contain elements of all three genres.
978-0-521-22224-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-29404-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
titus AndronicusSecond Edition
Edited by alan hughes
This updated edition of Titus Andronicus includes a section on recent
stage, film and critical interpretations by Sue hall-Smith. The text
is based on the first quarto, supplemented by crucial additions and
stage directions from the Folio. an updated reading list completes
the edition.
978-0-521-85708-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-67382-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The TamiNg of The Shrew
edited by ann Thompson
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The SONNeTS
edited by g. blakemore evans
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T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The TamiNg of The Shrew
edited by ann Thompson
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
TimoN of aTheNS
edited by karl klein
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The TempeST
edited by david Lindley
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
TiTuS aNdroNiCuS
edited by alan hughes
troilus and CressidaEdited by anthony B. dawson
Troilus and Cressida, long considered one of Shakespeare’s most
problematic plays, is both difficult and fascinating. in this edition,
dawson views the play from a performance perspective – both in the
commentary as well as in the detailed section on stage history in the
introduction.
978-0-521-37477-4 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-37619-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
twelfth NightSecond Edition
Edited by Elizabeth Story donno, revised and updated by penny gay
For this updated edition of Twelfth Night, penny gay has written a
wholly new introduction to this well-loved Shakespearean comedy.
She stresses the play’s theatricality, its elaborate linguistic games and
its complex use of Ovidian myths. a thorough performance history
is accompanied by a new selection of photographs of productions.
978-0-521-82792-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-53514-4 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99
the two Gentlemen of VeronaSecond Edition 2012
Edited by kurt Schlueter, revised and updated by Lucy munro
professor Schlueter approaches this early comedy as a parody of two
types of Renaissance educational fiction: the love-quest story and the
test-of-friendship story. a thoroughly researched, illustrated stage
history reveals changing conceptions of the play ,and this updated
edition features a new introductory section on recent stage and
critical interpretations.
978-1-107-00489-4 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-0-521-18169-3 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
the two Noble KinsmenEdited by Robert kean and patricia Tatspaugh
with scholarly attention recently focusing on Shakespeare’s late
plays, collaboration and sexuality, The Two Noble Kinsmen has
become an essential script. Containing a detailed performance
history and a lively introduction which surveys contemporary critical
responses and addresses Shakespeare’s craftsmanship, this edition
argues that the play can no longer be marginalized.
978-0-521-43270-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-0-521-68699-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
the Winter’s taleEdited by Susan Snyder and deborah T. Curren-aquino
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s most varied, theatrically
self-conscious, and emotionally wide-ranging plays. This edition
provides a newly-edited text, a comprehensive introduction
that takes into account current critical thinking, and a detailed
commentary on the play’s language designed to make it easily
accessible to contemporary readers.
978-0-521-22158-0 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99
978-0-521-29373-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99
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edited by elizabeth Story donno
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
The wiNTer’S Tale
edited by Susan Snyder and deborah T. Curren-aquino
T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS
TroiluS aNd CreSSida
edited by anthony b. dawson
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The Two geNTlemeN of VeroNa
edited by kurt Schlueter
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The Two Noble kiNSmeN
edited by robert kean Turner and patricia Tatspaugh
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edited by elizabeth Story donno
For within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court
– Richard II
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the Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of ShakespeareEdited by Bruce R. Smith
The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare aims to replicate
the expansive reach of Shakespeare’s global reputation. in pursuit
of that vision, this work is transhistorical, international and
interdisciplinary. Shakespeare’s World, 1500–1660, volume one, includes
a comprehensive survey of the world in which Shakespeare and his
contemporaries lived, while The World’s Shakespeare, 1660–Present,
volume two, examines what the world has made of Shakespeare as
a cultural icon over the past four centuries. Richly illustrated with
more than three hundred images between the two volumes, this work
brings the world, life and afterlife of Shakespeare to readers, from
non-academic shakespeare fans and students to theater professionals
and Shakespeare scholars.
978-1-107-05725-8 2 Volume Hardback Set £400.00 / US$650.00
Publication December 2015
Shakespeare on Screen: othelloEdited by Sarah hatchuel and Nathalie Vienne-guerrin
This volume offers up-to-date coverage of screen versions of Othello,
as well as original critical reviews of older, canonical films. written
by an international team of leading scholars, the essays explore
productions from around the world. it will be a valuable resource
for students, scholars and teachers of Shakespeare and film studies.
advance praise:
‘Shakespeare On Screen: Othello overturns conventional
narratives about this play’s life on screen. hatchuel and
Vienne-guerrin curate a volume that treats Othello as a truly
international text, privileging little-known meta-narratives
alongside mainstream western cinema. Essays unpack the
adaptations’ engagement with domestic violence, racial prejudice
and sexual politics, making this the most vital and thorough
treatment available of the play’s contemporary resonance.’
Peter Kirwan, University of Nottingham
978-1-107-10973-5 Hardback c. £60.00 / c. US$95.00
Publication July 2015
Shakespeare SurveyVolume 66: working with ShakespeareEdited by peter holland
Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and
production which has published the best international scholarship
in English since 1948. The theme for Volume 66 is ‘working with
Shakespeare’. The complete set of Survey volumes is also available
online at www.cambridge.org/online/shakespearesurvey.
‘Tiffany Stern’s essay, ‘Sermons, plays and Note-Takers: hamlet
Q1 as a ‘Noted’ Text’, reads like an especially well-written and
deftly plotted mystery novel. Taking as her subject the so-
called ‘bad quarto’ of hamlet, Stern leads the reader through
a thoroughly documented and totally compelling rethinking
of Q1’s origins. [She] persuasively argues that this text is the
product of a note-taking scribal audience who employed
contemporary notational habits to produce a ‘pirated’ text for
publication … [She] brings to life a new world of early modern
performance through descriptions and details that offer many
small openings onto the textual culture of the period … this
essay not only offers a significant reassessment of hamlet Q1, but
also makes a claim for the cultural importance of note-taking
practices in the early modern period more generally.’
Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society
978-1-107-04173-8 Hardback £75.00 / US$130.00
Shakespeare SurveyVolume 67: Shakespeare’s Collaborative workEdited by peter holland
Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and
productions which has published the best international scholarship
in English since 1948. The theme for Volume 67 is ‘Shakespeare’s
Collaborative work’. The complete set of Survey volumes is also
available online at www.cambridge.org/online/shakespearesurvey.
978-1-107-07154-4 Hardback £75.00 / US$130.00
Recent and forthcoming: highlights
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Shakespeare SurveyVolume 68: Shakespeare, Origins and OriginalityEdited by peter holland
Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and
production which has published the best international scholarship in
English since 1948. The theme for Volume 68 is ‘Shakespeare, Origins
and Originality’. The complete set of Survey volumes is also available
online at www.cambridge.org/online/shakespearesurvey.
978-1-107-10884-4 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$130.00
Publication September 2015
tales from ShakespeareCreative Collisionsgraham holderness
Tales from Shakespeare takes an innovative and engaging look at
Shakespeare through a fusion of creative and critical writing. Using
four specific examples, holderness explores the ‘collisions’ between
Shakespeare and contemporary concerns. This book is of vital
interest to students, scholars and enthusiasts of Shakespeare, literary
criticism and creative writing.
‘graham holderness, who was given Lamb’s Tales from
Shakespeare as a child, here returns the compliment by writing
tales for grown ups – and again shows that he is one of the
few academics who can combine scholarship with creativity,
criticism with fantasy, historical awareness with commitment to
present-day issues. anyone who thought that there was nothing
further to say about the authenticity of the account of shipboard
performances of two Shakespeare plays off the coast of Sierra
Leone in 1607, or the likelihood of Shakespeare and Ben Jonson
collaborating on the king James Bible, will be surprised at what
holderness does with the two controversies.’
Lois Potter, University of Delaware
978-1-107-07129-2 Hardback £25.00 / US$44.99
Shakespeare and the Digital WorldRedefining Scholarship and practiceEdited by Christie Carson and peter kirwan
This collection critically assesses the opportunities and pitfalls
presented by recent digital advances in Shakespeare studies.
Featuring contributions from archivists, scholars, teachers,
publishers, arts practitioners and digital innovators, this collection
is relevant to those interested in the digital humanities as well as to
Shakespeare scholars and enthusiasts.
978-1-107-06436-2 Hardback £50.00 / US$80.00
978-1-107-66078-6 Paperback £19.99 / US$29.99
Shakespeare’s Possible WorldsSimon palfrey
Simon palfrey offers a new way of understanding Shakespeare’s
playworlds. going right to the heart of early modern popular drama,
both how it works and why it matters, this book’s piercing close
readings discover the multiplying life in Shakespeare’s language,
scenes, and characters as never before.
‘Shakespeare’s Possible Worlds establishes Simon palfrey as one of
the great Shakespeare scholars of our age. On every page, palfrey
marshals his command of Renaissance theatrical technique
and Baroque philosophy in order to float inventive readings
that demonstrate the plenitude and plasticity of Shakespeare’s
dramatic imagining. Crafting both a philosophy of close
reading and a dramaturgy of metaphor, palfrey discovers a
hermeneutics indigenous to theater. as palfrey summons us to
witness Shakespeare knitting shapes from the deep, we rediscover
ourselves in the concatenation of worlds that drama assembles.’
Julia Reinhard Lupton, University of California, Irvine, and author
of Thinking with Shakespeare: Essays on Politics and Life
978-1-107-05827-9 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00
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the Shakespeare Circlean alternative BiographyEditors: paul Edmondson and Stanley wells
published in partnership with
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Forthcoming 2016Shakespeare Circle
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An Alternative Biography
Edited by Paul Edmondson and Stanley Wells
written by a distinguished team of scholars, biographers
and writers, this volume casts fresh light on Shakespeare
by examining the lives of his relatives, friends, fellow-
actors, collaborators and patrons both in their own right
and in relation to his life.
www.cambridge.org/shakespearecircle
Shakespeare beyond Englisha global ExperimentEdited by Susan Bennett and Christie Carson
The globe to globe Festival, held at Shakespeare’s globe in 2012, was
an extraordinary cultural experiment, offering the opportunity to
see Shakespeare’s plays performed in many languages. This collection
of exclusive reviews and discussions from world wide scholars and
theatre professionals explores what it means to perform Shakespeare
in translation.
‘with a foreword by the globe’s artistic director, dominic
dromgoole, a chapter by globe to globe director Tom Bird,
generous endnotes for the essays, a performance calendar (noting
language, company size, and other data), 23 halftones and 16
colour plates, the book serves as both a flavourful impression
and a complete documentary record of the ‘big, simple, stupid
idea’ (as the editors describe it in their introduction) that piqued
audiences with political and gender issues and at the same time
exhilarated them as well as the performers.’
Choice
978-1-107-04055-7 Hardback £50.00 / US$80.00
978-1-107-67469-1 Paperback £17.99 / US$27.99
Shakespeare as Literary DramatistSecond edition
Lukas Erne
First published in 2003, Erne’s groundbreaking study argues that
Shakespeare wrote his plays not only with audiences but also with
readers in mind. This second edition includes a substantial 10,000-
word preface that reviews and intervenes in the controversy that the
book has triggered.
Review of the first edition:
‘The year’s best book on Shakespeare.’
Jonathan Bate, The Times Literary Supplement
978-1-107-02965-1 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-1-107-68506-2 Paperback £19.99 / US$29.99
Shakespeare beyond DoubtEvidence, argument, ControversyEdited by paul Edmondson and Stanley wells
did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? The authorship question has
been much treated in works of fiction, film and television, provoking
interest all over the world. The book explores the issues surrounding
the debate in the light of biographical, textual and bibliographical
evidence to bring fresh perspectives on an intriguing cultural
phenomenon.
‘Until now no book has provided the comprehensive evidence
necessary to satisfy those ‘Reasonable doubters’.’
James Shapiro, Columbia University, and author of
Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?
978-1-107-01759-7 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99
978-1-107-60328-8 Paperback £19.99 / US$34.99
the Cambridge Introduction to Early Modern Drama, 1576–1642Julie Sanders
Engaging and stimulating, this Introduction provides a fresh vista of
the theatrical landscape in the early modern era. Through special
focus on commercial playhouses and their repertoires, the book
revisits familiar territory from different angles and opens up new
areas of investigation alongside the canonical and the known.
978-1-107-01356-8 Hardback £50.00 / US$75.00
978-1-107-64547-9 Paperback £17.99 / US$27.99
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance LiteratureC. S. Lewis
Edited by walter hooper
This entertaining and learned volume contains book reviews, lectures
and hard-to-find articles from the late C. S. Lewis, whose constant
aim was to show the twentieth-century reader how to read and how
to understand old books and manuscripts.
978-1-107-65892-9 Paperback £12.99 / US$19.99
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Spenser’s Images of LifeC. S. Lewis
with alastair Fowler
This book was compiled by alastair Fowler from notes left by
C. S. Lewis at his death. it approaches The Faerie Queene as a majestic
pageant of the universe and nature, and argues that conventional
views must be modified if the poem is to be fully enjoyed and
understood.
978-1-107-69113-1 Paperback £12.99 / US$19.99
Restoration Plays and Playersan introductiondavid Roberts
providing an account of how Restoration plays were written,
performed, printed, adapted and revived for modern audiences,
this accessible and engaging book is of great interest to
undergraduate and non-specialist readers of theatre studies,
Restoration drama and English literature.
‘in addition to discussions of a generous selection of plays,
Roberts provides students with succinct, informative and
well-paced accounts of the personnel and material
circumstances of Restoration Theatre, including the actors,
the managers, the theatres and the growth of print culture.
There is much to admire here.’
Derek Hughes, University of Aberdeen
978-1-107-02783-1 Hardback £50.00 / US$75.00
978-1-107-61797-1 Paperback £17.99 / US$27.99
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Cambridge SchoolShakespeare
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Edited by Rob SmithSeries editors: Richard Andrews and Vicki WienandFounding editor: Rex Gibson
Cambridge School Shakespeare was developed from the work of Rex Gibson’s Shakespeare and Schools Project and has gone on to become a bestselling series in schools around the world. Each play in the series has been carefully edited to enable students to inhabit Shakespeare’s imaginative world in accessible and creative ways.
This new larger-format edition of Cambridge School Shakespeare has been substantially revised, extended and presented in an attractive new design. It remains faithful to the series’ active approach, which treats each play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed.
As well as the complete scripts, you will � nd a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and a variety of classroom-tested activities to help turn the script into drama. This edition includes:
• A stunning full-colour design, richly illustrated with exciting photographs of performances from around the world
• A wide variety of classroom activities, thematically organised in distinctive ‘Stagecraft’, ‘Write about it’, ‘Language in the play’, ‘Characters’ and ‘Themes’ feature boxes
• Expansive endnotes, including extensive essay-writing guidance • Glossary aligned with the play text for ease of reference.
Visit education.cambridge.org/schoolshakespeare for more information on our online teacher’s resources.
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Edited by Linda BuckleSeries editors: Richard Andrews and Vicki WienandFounding editor: Rex Gibson
Cambridge School Shakespeare was developed from the work of Rex Gibson’s Shakespeare and Schools Project and has gone on to become a bestselling series in schools around the world. Each play in the series has been carefully edited to enable students to inhabit Shakespeare’s imaginative world in accessible and creative ways.
This new larger-format edition of Cambridge School Shakespeare has been substantially revised, extended and presented in an attractive new design. It remains faithful to the series’ active approach, which treats each play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed.
As well as the complete scripts, you will � nd a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and a variety of classroom-tested activities to help turn the script into drama. This edition includes:
• A stunning full-colour design, richly illustrated with exciting photographs of performances from around the world
• A wide variety of classroom activities, thematically organised in distinctive ‘Stagecraft’, ‘Write about it’, ‘Language in the play’, ‘Characters’ and ‘Themes’ feature boxes
• Expansive endnotes, including extensive essay-writing guidance • Glossary aligned with the play text for ease of reference.
Visit education.cambridge.org/schoolshakespeare for more information on our online teacher’s resources.
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Cambridge SchoolShakespeare
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the Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean tragedySecond edition
Edited by Claire mcEachern
This updated Companion has been fully revised to reflect the most
up-to-date scholarship. with an extensively overhauled bibliography,
it also includes four new chapters by leading scholars, discussing
Shakespearean form, Shakespeare and philosophy, Shakespeare’s
tragedies in performance, and Shakespeare and religion.
978-1-107-01977-5 Hardback £55.00 / US$85.00
978-1-107-64332-1 Paperback £15.99 / US$29.99
the Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Contemporary DramatistsEdited by Ton hoenselaars
while Shakespeare’s popularity has continued to grow, so has the
attention paid to the work of his contemporaries. This Companion
introduces the distinctive drama of playwrights from Shakespeare’s
time, including kyd, marlowe, middleton, Jonson and webster.
The book also covers Shakespeare as a collaborator and the difficult
question of co-authorship.
‘… a fine primer for the Shakespearean era.’
Reference Reviews
978-0-521-76754-5 Hardback £54.99 / US$99.99
978-0-521-12874-2 Paperback £17.59 / US$29.99
the Discarded Imagean introduction to medieval and Renaissance LiteratureC. S. Lewis
This book paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view,
providing the historical and cultural background to the literature
of the middle ages and Renaissance. This, Lewis’s last book, has
been hailed as ‘the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and
teacher and a wise and noble mind’.
978-1-107-60470-4 Paperback £12.99 / US$19.99
the Cambridge Shakespeare GuideEmma Smith
perfect for students and theatregoers, this lively and authoritative
guide contains key information on Shakespeare. Covering all of
Shakespeare’s dramatic and poetic works in compact, alphabetical
form, the book provides plot and character summaries, essential
background context, information on major themes and descriptions
of performance history.
‘This admirably lucid and concise guide will both provide
essential information and stimulate fresh thought about
Shakespeare and his works.’
Stanley Wells
978-0-521-19523-2 Hardback £34.99 / US$54.99
978-0-521-14972-3 Paperback £10.99 / US$19.99
How to Read a Shakespearean Play textEdited by Eugene giddens
This is an invaluable introductory guide for the English student
who needs to decipher a page from a play, or a facsimile equivalent,
from the Shakespearean period. giddens guides the reader through
bibliography and critical editing, explaining how it works, what the
different elements mean, and who created them.
‘This book provides practical guidance on how to read specific
bibliographical features of early modern printed playbooks,
while constantly drawing attention to the larger question of how
these features affect the reader’s experience.’
Sonia Massai, King’s College London
978-0-521-88640-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$84.99
978-0-521-71397-9 Paperback £18.99 / US$29.99
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the Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare’s Poetrymichael Schoenfeldt
a comprehensive guide to the pleasures and challenges of reading
Shakespeare’s poetry, this volume outlines the poems’ complexity
while making them accessible. Emphasizing the whole poetic corpus,
not just the Sonnets, it addresses the many approaches and contexts
available for reading the poems, and includes exemplary readings of
individual poems.
978-0-521-87941-5 Hardback £44.99 / US$74.99
978-0-521-70507-3 Paperback £14.99 / US$22.99
Actors and Acting in Shakespeare’s timeThe art of Stage playingJohn h. astington
a survey of acting in the Shakespearean period, this book describes
and analyses individual performers, styles of performance, theatrical
companies, and casting. perfect for courses, it will be of interest to
all students and scholars in the areas of Shakespeare studies, early
modern drama and theatre, and theatrical history.
‘The book offers a complex, lively, absorbing sense of the acting
profession, its ‘art’ and social networks.’
Eleanor Lowe, Early Theatre
978-0-521-19250-7 Hardback £49.99 / US$84.99
978-0-521-14077-5 Paperback £18.99 / US$29.99
the Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance tragedyEdited by Emma Smith and garrett a. Sullivan, Jr
Combining discussion of key topics for the study of Renaissance
tragedy with fresh readings of canonical and frequently-taught
texts, this Companion provides an engaging overview of Renaissance
tragedy which features, but is not dominated by, Shakespeare. it
includes chapters on religion, revenge, and modern performance
traditions on stage and screen.
978-0-521-51937-3 Hardback £59.99 / US$99.99
978-0-521-73464-6 Paperback £17.59 / US$34.99
the New Cambridge Companion to ShakespeareSecond edition
Edited by margreta de grazia and Stanley wells
Containing twenty-one essays, this Companion is perfect for
readers seeking a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to
Shakespeare’s works. it includes stimulating chapters on familiar
topics such as Shakespeare’s life and the genres in which he
wrote, and pioneering accounts of topics including Shakespeare’s
appearance in new digitalised media.
‘as the introduction to this volume points out, this is the fifth
volume to bear its title, and together they form a fascinating
chronicle of the ways in which Shakespeare – plays, poems,
person – has been addressed over these years … Like the plays
themselves, the essays are enriched by cross comparison; and it is
to the plays that they repeatedly return us, the most that can be
asked of a companion of this order.’
Cahiers Élisabéthains
978-0-521-88632-1 Hardback £59.99 / US$104.99
978-0-521-71393-1 Paperback £16.79 / US$29.99
the Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s Last PlaysEdited by Catherine m. S. alexander
why group Shakespeare’s last plays together? when does
Shakespeare’s ‘last’ period begin? Reflecting the recent growth of
interest in late studies, in this book leading international Shakespeare
scholars address these questions, locating Shakespeare’s last six plays
in the period of their composition and considering the significant
characteristics of their Jacobean context.
978-0-521-88178-4 Hardback £64.99 / US$109.99
978-0-521-70819-7 Paperback £18.39 / US$34.99
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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none
– William Shakespeare
Shakespeare and textual StudiesEdited by margaret Jane kidnie and Sonia massai
This cutting-edge and comprehensive collection gathers
contributions from the leading specialists in the fields of manuscript
and textual studies, book history, editing, and digital humanities to
provide a comprehensive reassessment of how manuscript, print
and digital practices have shaped the body of works that we now call
‘Shakespeare’.
advance praise:
‘This collection is most insightful – essential reading for editors
and textual scholars. kidnie and massai assemble the very best
Shakespeareans to examine crucial debates about the origins,
production and subsequent uses of Shakespeare’s texts.’
Eugene Giddens, Anglia Ruskin University
978-1-107-02374-1 Hardback c. £65.00 / c. US$110.00
Publication September 2015
Shakespeare and the Visual ImaginationStuart Sillars
This book is a fully illustrated study of Shakespeare’s knowledge
of visual art, its theories and contemporary debates, and their
importance in his plays and poems. it will be of value for upper-level
students and academic researchers of Shakespeare, as well as readers
interested in early modern theatre, literature and art history.
advance praise:
‘Sillars’ concern is with the concept of visual art as much as it is
with art objects themselves. The argument that the theatre itself
has a specific visual identity and that Shakespeare uses visual
ideas to explore that identity is an especially fresh approach and
one that works to complicate the depictions of art objects in the
plays. This is a remarkable and important book and one that
demonstrates compendious knowledge of both the literary and
visual traditions and casts a genuinely new light on Shakespeare’s
works.’
Dympna C. Callaghan, Syracuse University, New York
978-1-107-02995-8 Hardback c. £65.00 / c. US$110.00
Publication June 2015
Lyric in the RenaissanceFrom petrarch to montaigneUllrich Langer
This wide-ranging study of the lyric as a literary genre in Renaissance
Europe, by a leading scholar of the period, explores how petrarch
revolutionized the love lyric and how European poetic language was
changed thereafter. it includes discussions of the work of Charles
d’Orléans, Ronsard, du Bellay, and montaigne, among others.
978-1-107-11028-1 Hardback c. £60.00 / c. US$95.00
Publication July 2015
the Dynamics of Inheritance on the Shakespearean Stagemichelle m. dowd
The first book-length study examining how the Shakespearean
theatre shaped attitudes about primogeniture, one of England’s most
important and longstanding socio-economic systems. This book
offers a new understanding of the history of both inheritance and
patriarchy in early modern England, appealing to readers interested
in Renaissance drama, economic history, family history, and gender
studies.
978-1-107-09977-7 Hardback £64.99 / US$99.99
Publication June 2015
Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespearepaul werstine
Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespeare
analyzes surviving manuscripts and printed quartos marked up for
performance in Shakespeare’s time to situate the theory and practice
of Shakespeare editing in context. in doing so, it explores editorial
choices about what to give today’s readers as ‘Shakespeare’.
978-1-107-51546-8 Paperback £20.99 / US$32.99
Publication April 2015
Also available
978-1-107-02042-9 Hardback £69.99 / US$104.99
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Shakespeare and the Idea of ApocryphaNegotiating the Boundaries of the dramatic Canonpeter kirwan
This book explores how, and on what grounds, plays have been
excluded from the Shakespeare canon over the past four centuries.
Combining approaches from varying fields of interest, it will appeal
to researchers and graduate students in Shakespeare studies, early
modern drama, theatre history, book history and attribution studies.
advance praise:
‘in this smart and timely book, kirwan returns Shakespeare’s
apocryphal plays to their original habitat, namely, the repertory
of a commercial playing company; thus relocated, the plays may
be appraised as they were in their own time: on market value, not
authorship.’
Roslyn L. Knutson, University of Arkansas
978-1-107-09617-2 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Publication April 2015
Printers without BordersTranslation and Textuality in the Renaissance
a. E. B. Coldiron
This innovative book reveals how early printing and translation
transformed English Renaissance literary culture. Combining
insights from both textual and translation studies, ten detailed case
studies explore printed translations between Caxton and the late
Elizabethan era. This volume appeals to readers interested in early
modern English literature, translation, and print culture.
advance praise:
‘anne Coldiron demonstrates a remarkable interdisciplinary
range, with literary, historical, philological and bibliographical
readings of texts and evidence deftly woven together. This
book is a must-read for anyone interested in the transmission
of early modern literature and culture, the history of books
and printing, and the role of knowledge technologies in early
transnationalism.’
Alan Galey, University of Toronto
978-1-107-07317-3 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00
Publication April 2015
translation and the Book trade in Early Modern EuropeEdited by José maría pérez Fernández and Edward wilson-Lee
This collection underscores the role played by translated books in
the early modern period, highlighting the international nature of
Renaissance culture and the role of translators in the formation of
literary canons. This volume introduces readers to a pan-European
story while considering various aspects of the book trade, from
typesetting and bookselling to editing and censorship.
978-1-107-08004-1 Hardback £60.00 / US$99.00
Shakespeare and Early Modern ReligionEdited by david Loewenstein and michael witmore
This collection of fourteen new essays freshly illuminates early
modern religious beliefs and practices and the ways in which
Shakespeare engages with a diversity of religious issues and
perspectives in his plays. Offering an interdisciplinary approach,
the collection is of great interest to readers of history, Shakespeare
studies, and religious studies.
978-1-107-02661-2 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00
Shakespeare in the Eighteenth CenturyEdited by Fiona Ritchie and peter Sabor
during the eighteenth century, editions and adaptations of
Shakespeare proliferated, making him the most popular English
dramatist. he exerted a profound influence on a variety of authors
and on several other literary genres. Shakespeare in the Eighteenth
Century explores the impact Shakespeare had on various aspects of
society and culture.
978-1-107-47989-0 Paperback £19.99 / US$32.99
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978-0-521-89860-7 Hardback £69.99 / US$104.99
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Shakespeare in the Nineteenth CenturyEdited by gail marshall
in the nineteenth century, Shakespeare achieved the status of
international pre-eminence that we recognise today. This collection
of essays show his reach in culture, literature and society and
includes a unique reference guide listing performances, reviews
and editions.
‘… gives excellent coverage of many aspects of the reception,
treatment, dramatisation and proliferation of attention given
to the Shakespearean corpus in the nineteenth century … it
includes a reference guide to nineteenth century works about
Shakespeare, play publication and an invaluable guide to
performances of Shakespeare’s plays in nineteenth century
London. it contains an extensive bibliography, and gail marshall
provides a very useful introduction … anyone seeking to
understand the complex nature of the social and intellectual
life of the nineteenth century needs to take into account the
popularity and esteem afforded to Shakespeare and his dramatic
works through all segments of society. This excellent selection of
essays assists in addressing that need. Each contribution is well
researched, lucid and full of insights concerning the inescapable
influence of England’s greatest playwright. Collectively, they
provide an extremely valuable resource for all readers with an
interest in this period.’
The Glass
978-1-107-47988-3 Paperback £19.99 / US$32.99
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978-0-521-51824-6 Hardback £64.99 / US$104.99
Shakespeare on the University StageEdited by andrew James hartley
Featuring sixteen new essays written by an international team of
contributors, this is the first study exploring the unique conditions
surrounding staging Shakespeare by, and for, students. it is of great
interest to students and scholars of Shakespeare studies, theatre, and
performance studies.
‘This highly intelligent collection of essays, written by
practitioners and eyewitnesses as well as by some of the most
important theatre scholars writing today, at last puts student
Shakespeare onto our intellectual map. as impressive in its
geographical and historical scope as it is in its depth, Shakespeare
on the University Stage reveals campus production as a rich,
diverse and scandalously under-studied field of Shakespearean
performance, now at last ripe for analysis and appreciation.’
Michael Dobson, University of Birmingham
978-1-107-04855-3 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Ben Jonson’s Walk to Scotlandan annotated Edition of the ‘Foot Voyage’Edited by James Loxley, anna groundwater and Julie Sanders
This is the first publication of a recently discovered account of Ben
Jonson’s walk to Scotland in 1618. Supported by contextual essays,
this unique firsthand narrative provides researchers and graduate
students with an invaluable insight into Jonson’s life and work, and
the social and cultural history of early modern Britain.
978-1-107-00333-0 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00
the Shakespearean ArchiveExperiments in New media from the Renaissance to postmodernityalan galey
galey explores how Shakespeare texts became material for new
media experiments. Looking historically at the archive, the book,
photography, sound and information, as well as theories of
information and computing, this book is of interest to scholars
of the digital humanities, Shakespeare studies, and media history.
978-1-107-04064-9 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Women and Shakespeare in the Eighteenth CenturyFiona Ritchie
interdisciplinary and employing a broad range of sources, this book
establishes, for the first time, the significant role played by women
– in particular actresses, female playgoers and women critics – in
the establishment of Shakespeare’s burgeoning reputation in the
eighteenth century.
‘This compelling and original book enriches and complicates
the history of Shakespeare’s reputation. Fiona Ritchie expands
traditional notions of literary criticism beyond the printed
page to include play-going, patronage and performance, at the
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same time introducing new evidence of the range and depth of
women’s cultural work in the eighteenth century.’
Elizabeth Eger, King’s College London
978-1-107-04630-6 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Shakespeare and Renaissance EthicsEdited by patrick gray and John d. Cox
Looking at Shakespeare’s depictions of moral deliberation and
individual choice in light of Renaissance debates about ethics, this
collection illuminates Shakespeare’s engagement with the most
pressing moral questions of his time. it is of great interest to scholars
of Shakespeare and Renaissance studies, and the history of ethics.
978-1-107-07193-3 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Margaret Cavendishgender, Science and politicsLisa walters
The first major study to link Cavendish’s political theory to her
natural science, her literary texts and her understandings of gender,
this book will be of interest to scholars and students of early modern
literature, philosophy, science, politics and gender studies.
‘This book admirably demonstrates that Cavendish was a
sophisticated thinker who actively engaged with, and fearlessly
challenged, the dominant political and scientific ideas of her
time. walters’ text is the result of much painstaking research
and careful analysis – it will undoubtedly convince readers that
Cavendish’s philosophical vision was even more radical than
previously thought.’
Jacqueline Broad, Monash University
978-1-107-06643-4 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Writing Metamorphosis in the English Renaissance1550–1700Susan wiseman
wiseman explores the transformations of fantastic creatures
including werewolves and wild children in English Renaissance
writing. analysing a variety of texts, from Shakespeare’s The Tempest
to court records, Writing Metamorphosis in the English Renaissance
argues that the seventeenth century is marked by concentration on
the potential of the human to change or be changed.
978-1-107-04165-3 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Shakespeare Performance Studiesw. B. worthen
Considering three well-known recent performances of Shakespeare
at length, worthen suggests how they provide a commentary on
important areas of concern in the humanities, and what Shakespeare
performance tells us about contemporary Shakespeare. This book is
of interest to scholars and advanced students of Shakespeare, and of
performance studies.
‘in a dazzling survey of cutting-edge contemporary Shakespeare
performances, w. B. worthen calls for a full embrace of the often
provocative ‘noise’ of modern Shakespearean performance, and
does so with great erudition, analytical incisiveness, and sheer
delight.’
Douglas Lanier, University of New Hampshire
978-1-107-05595-7 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Paratexts in English Printed Drama to 1642Edited by Thomas L. Berger and Sonia massai
a unique reference source of English drama to 1642, which gathers
texts drawn from preliminaries and end matters in early modern
English playbooks. with multiple indices and a finding list, this book
provides a comprehensive overview of seminal texts which have
never before been fully transcribed, annotated and cross-referenced.
978-0-521-85184-8 2 Volume Set £150.00 / US$250.00
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For within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court
– Richard II
Clowning and Authorship in Early Modern theatreRichard preiss
Richard preiss presents a lively and provocative study of how the
early modern stage clown defined – and changed – theatrical
experience. Recovering the interactive entertainments with which
comedians including Richard Tarlton, will kemp and Robert armin
engaged audiences, he draws new conclusions about how early
modern theatre negotiated its own textuality.
‘Original, sophisticated and deeply researched.’
The Times Literary Supplement
978-1-107-03657-4 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Moving Shakespeare Indoorsperformance and Repertoire in the Jacobean playhouseEdited by andrew gurr and Farah karim-Cooper
The year 2014 witnessed the opening of the Sam wanamaker
Theatre, based on seventeenth-century designs. This volume
considers the effects that more intimate staging, lighting and
music had on performance and repertory. it will find a substantial
readership among scholars of Shakespeare and Jacobean theatre
history.
978-1-107-04063-2 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
Ben Jonson in ContextEdited by Julie Sanders
in this book, established and emergent Jonson scholars react to
major advances in thinking about the writer and his canon of
works. generously illustrated throughout, the first part of the
volume considers Jonson’s career from biographical, critical, and
performance-based angles; the second looks at cultural and
historical contexts.
‘… the short-essay format works successfully, making the
experience of reading the book through something of a pleasant
and informative addiction.’
Notes and Queries
978-1-107-63709-2 Paperback £21.99 / US$32.99
Also available
978-0-521-89571-2 Hardback £74.99 / US$129.99
Shakespeare in AsiaContemporary performanceEdited by dennis kennedy and Yong Li Lan
Shakespeare, the world’s most popular dramatist, is produced and
transformed in huge variety around the globe. This book investigates
how Shakespeare is used in contemporary asia, asking why countries
as diverse as China, Japan and india have become interested in
Shakespeare and how they have redefined his work.
‘This collection of essays is an invigorating conversation on its
subject … in the best sense, this is a working collection, which
offers readers inviting opportunities for further reflection, not
least in the far-flung work of its own participants.’
Tom Bishop, Shakespeare Quarterly
978-1-107-69373-9 Paperback £19.99 / US$29.99
Also available
978-0-521-51552-8 Hardback £64.99 / US$109.99
Reading Class through Shakespeare, Donne, and MiltonChristopher warley
why study Renaissance literature? Through detailed readings of
six canonical works, including Paradise Lost and Hamlet, this book
shows that literary criticism is uniquely able to describe social class.
warley’s accessible interpretations also offer exciting new directions
for the role of criticism in the contemporary, post-industrial world.
978-1-107-05292-5 Hardback £55.00 / US$90.00
Passionate Playgoing in Early Modern Englandallison p. hobgood
how were early modern playgoers emotionally moved by theatre
performances, and how did their reactions in turn influence
the stage? Through detailed case studies of canonical plays by
Shakespeare, Jonson and others, allison p. hobgood tells a new
story of emotional encounters between playgoers and the
Renaissance stage.
978-1-107-04128-8 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
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Constructing the Canon of Early Modern DramaJeremy Lopez
Constructing the Canon of Early Modern Drama provides the
first-ever history of the canon of Renaissance drama as it has
evolved since the eighteenth century. Containing dozens of short,
provocative readings of unfamiliar plays, this book will benefit
professors and postgraduate researchers who seek a broader sense of
the period’s dazzling array of forms.
‘This is a remarkable book: confidently and wittily written,
exhaustively and widely researched, timely, provocative,
enlightening and highly original. The strength of Lopez’s
argument is that he resists the impulse to shape his own
anthology, offering instead a history and a method of critical
enquiry and appreciation that completely destabilise current
practice.’
Richard Cave, Royal Holloway, University of London
978-1-107-03057-2 Hardback £60.00 / US$90.00
Shakespeare’s Stage trafficimitation, Borrowing and Competition in Renaissance TheatreJanet Clare
Shakespeare’s Stage Traffic re-visions and re-situates Shakespeare’s
dramaturgy within the flourishing theatrical trade of the late
sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Challenging the
traditional notion of Shakespeare as originator, each chapter
examines particular plays demonstrating how throughout his career
Shakespeare adapted, imitated and borrowed from the work of
others.
‘Eloquently puts a theory of intertextuality into practice …
For those interested in early modern drama [this book] will be
indispensable.’
The Times Literary Supplement
978-1-107-04003-8 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00
A Jacobean Company and its PlayhouseThe Queen’s Servants at the Red Bull Theatre (c.1605–1619)Eva griffith
This unique and colourful history tells the story of Thomas
heywood’s playing company, the Queen’s Servants, and their
playhouse, The Red Bull. Eva griffith makes use of extensive research
to set the playhouse in the context of Jacobean London, offering new
insights into the development of drama during Shakespeare’s age.
‘The last book about The Red Bull’s plays and their staging came
out more than eighty years ago. at the time, it offered a wholly
fresh approach to Shakespearean playing. Studiously written by
george F. Reynolds, and working from a well-documented body
of evidence, freshly assessed, it became the first in a long series
of studies of specific acting companies and their repertoire of
plays, most of them much more recent, and all attempting to
identify how the plays were meant to be staged at their original
venues. Eva griffith has written an admirable replacement for
Reynolds’s great work, adding masses of fresh information about
the families and their interests behind the company and their
playhouse, as well as clarifying many features of the company’s
remarkable repertoire. her book will rightly take its place among
the works that have clarified and helped to explain the activities
of that uniquely fertile period in English theatre.’
Andrew Gurr, University of Reading
978-1-107-04188-2 Hardback £60.00 / US$99.00
Eating and Ethics in Shakespeare’s Englanddavid B. goldstein
david B. goldstein argues for a new understanding of Shakespeare
and early modern English writing from the perspective of communal
eating. Taking up issues of ecology, gender, book history, philosophy,
religious pluralism, colonialism and material culture, this book
ultimately forces us to rethink our own relationship to food.
978-1-107-03906-3 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00
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By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes
– Macbeth
Reviewing ShakespeareJournalism and performance from the Eighteenth Century to the presentpaul prescott
Ranging from garrick’s Macbeth in the 1740s to the world
Shakespeare Festival in 2012, this is an engaging account of the
ways in which theatre critics have responded to Shakespearean
performance. prescott provides new interpretive methods and case
studies of great interest to students of Shakespeare, theatre and
media studies.
‘Reviews of theatre performances are often regarded as transitory
and of little weight. in this critically astute study, paul prescott
rescues them from oblivion. The result is a book of genuine
intellectual and social significance which makes an original and
valuable contribution to cultural history.’
Stanley Wells, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
978-1-107-02149-5 Hardback £55.00 / US$95.00
the Model of Poesywilliam Scott
Edited by gavin alexander
This recently discovered treatise on poetics from 1599, the end of
the most revolutionary decade in English literary history, includes
discussions of the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
gavin alexander’s groundbreaking edition, with an introduction and
commentary, makes william Scott’s powerful work newly available to
students and scholars of English Renaissance literature.
‘alexander’s editorial skills are dazzling.’
Times Literary Supplement
978-0-521-19611-6 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00
occult Knowledge, Science, and Gender on the Shakespearean Stagemary Floyd-wilson
in this ground-breaking study, mary Floyd-wilson explores early
modern occult beliefs and their relation to women and scientific
knowledge in Renaissance drama, focusing on Twelfth Night, Arden of
Faversham, A Warning for Fair Women, All’s Well that Ends Well, The
Changeling and The Duchess of Malfi.
‘… [a] rich, well-researched volume … This valuable book
illuminates underexplored aspects of early modern thought, with
important consequences for understanding the period’s plays.
highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through
faculty.’
T. Pollard, Choice
978-1-107-03632-1 Hardback £55.00 / US$99.00
Shakespeare and Amateur Performancea Cultural historymichael dobson
From the Renaissance to the present day, this book is the first history
of how and why Shakespeare’s plays have always been performed
by amateurs. This is a must for theatre historians, a revelation for
students of Shakespeare’s influence and a fascinating read for anyone
interested in the amateur stage.
‘… brilliantly researched and written with clarity and verve.
a scholarly work by a man who obviously loves the theatre, it
will make fascinating reading for both professional and amateur
performers alike.’
Wendy Craig, actress
978-1-107-61320-1 Paperback £19.99 / US$29.99
Also available
978-0-521-86234-9 Hardback £59.99 / US$99.99
Shakespeare and the Book tradeLukas Erne
Shakespeare and the Book Trade follows on from Lukas Erne’s
groundbreaking Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist to examine
the publication, constitution, dissemination and reception of
Shakespeare’s printed plays and poems in his own time and to
argue that their popularity in the book trade has been greatly
underestimated.
‘an admirable amount of original research has gone into
the study, making it of use to a wide array of readers. with
Shakespeare and the Book Trade, Lukas Erne manages to do
that most coveted of things: he has written another book that
everyone must read.’
Patrick Cheney, Pennsylvania State University
978-0-521-76566-4 Hardback £28.99 / US$44.99
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the Myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his Contemporarieswarren Chernaik
presenting a fresh approach to such familiar plays as Antony and
Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, this study examines the dramatic uses
of Roman history – ‘the myth of Rome’ – in the age of Shakespeare.
Chernaik provides illuminating comparisons of Shakespeare’s
Roman plays with plays by dramatists including Jonson and
massinger.
‘… brilliant new readings … Chernaik’s readings of Shakespeare
show how historicism and close reading work together … On
massinger, Chernaik is dazzling in his textual and historical
precision …’
N. Lukachev, Choice
978-1-107-65407-5 Paperback £21.99 / US$34.99
Also available
978-0-521-19656-7 Hardback £59.99 / US$99.99
Environmental Degradation in Jacobean DramaBruce Boehrer
Environmental Degradation in Jacobean Drama provides the first
general history of the Shakespearean stage to focus primarily on
ecological issues. Bruce Boehrer discusses the work of Shakespeare,
Jonson, middleton, Fletcher, dekker and heywood, exploring the
strategies by which they made sense of radical ecological change in
their drama.
‘This book is an impressive work of social history offering
excellent chapters on Shakespeare’s extra-theatrical business
endeavours and middleton’s civic pageantry … Recommended.
graduate students, researchers, faculty.’
A. Moore, Choice
978-1-107-02315-4 Hardback £54.99 / US$94.99
Shakespearean SensationsExperiencing Literature in Early modern EnglandEdited by katharine a. Craik and Tanya pollard
This lively and accessible collection of essays explores the ways
Shakespeare and his contemporaries imagined literature’s impact on
audiences’ bodies, minds and emotions. Readers and theatregoers
have always sought out literature for its emotional power, and
this book shows how seriously early modern writers took their
relationships with their audiences.
‘The volume’s contributors engage in meaningful dialogues
with drama, poetry, and primary sources; with a growing body
of secondary materials; and above all with one another. Both
uninitiated readers and longtime students of embodiment
in literature will find much to deepen their understanding
of the physiological impacts of reading and play going…
Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above.’
P. D. Collington, Choice
978-1-107-02800-5 Hardback £54.99 / US$94.99
Medieval Shakespearepasts and presentsEdited by Ruth morse, and peter holland
Before Shakespeare is our contemporary he is the contemporary of
late-medieval European culture, self-consciously regenerating and
transforming earlier ideas of history, art, poetry and the stage. This
book gives readers the opportunity to appreciate both Shakespeare
and his period from the perspectives of the traditions that fostered
and surrounded him.
‘a fascinating dialogue between two literary periods.’
The Times Literary Supplement
978-1-107-01627-9 Hardback £59.99 / US$104.99
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Which plays are included under the heading ‘Shakespeare’s last plays’, and
when does Shakespeare’s ‘last’ period begin? What is meant by a ‘late play’,
and what are the benefits in defining plays in this way? Reflecting the recent
growth of interest in late studies, and recognising the gaps in accessible schol-
arship on this area, leading international Shakespeare scholars address these
and many other questions. The essays locate Shakespeare’s last plays – single
and co-authored – in the period of their composition, consider the signifi-
cant characteristics of their Jacobean context, and explore the rich afterlives,
on stage, in print and in other media of The Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline, The
Tempest, Pericles, The Two Noble Kinsmen and Henry VIII. The volume opens
with a historical timeline that places the plays in the contexts of contemporary
political events, theatrical events, other cultural milestones, Shakespeare’s life
and that of his playing company, the King’s Men.
Contents
Historical timeline clare smout
Preface catherine m. s . alexander
What is a ‘late play’? gordon mcmullan
Blackfriars, music and masque: theatrical contexts of the last plays david lindley
The literary and dramatic contexts of the last plays charles moseley
Politics, religion, geography and travel: historical contexts of the last plays karen britland
‘You speak a language that I understand not’: listening to the last plays russ mcdonald
The Winter’s Tale: shifts in staging and status patricia tatspaugh
Cymbeline: the afterlife catherine m. s . alexander
Literary invocations of The Tempest virginia mason vaughan
Pericles: the afterlife eugene giddens
The Two Noble Kinsmen and King Henry VIII: the last last plays suzanne gossett
further reading clare smout
Cover illustration: Johann Heinrich Fuseli, The Tempest. Line and stipple engraving by Jean Pierre Simon, with hand colouring, 1797. Fine Arts Museums
of San Francisco, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, 1963.30.20006.
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Warren Chernaik
The Cambridge Introduction to
Shakespeare’s History Plays
The Cambridge Introduction to
Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Cover illustration: David Troughton in Henry IV Part I, RoyalShakespeare Company, 2000. Photograph: Geraint Lewis.
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This series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors.Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readerswho want to broaden their understanding of the books and authorsthey enjoy.
Ideal for students, teachers and lecturersConcise yet packed with essential informationKey suggestions for further reading
Shakespeare’s History Playswarren chernaik King’s College London
Shakespeare’s history plays, as fresh today as when they were written,have had a continuing life in stage and film productions. This livelystudy examines this tradition as well as giving an account of the criticaldebate on the plays. Chernaik discusses each history play, and theirdistinctive characteristics, in turn: the three early Henry VI plays;Richard III; King John; the perennial stage favourite Richard II; Henry IV 1 and 2, famous for the character of Falstaff; Henry V; and Henry VIII. An invaluable introduction to these fascinating and complex plays.
• Comprehensive treatment of the theatrical and cinematic historyof each play
• Includes a useful guide to further reading
‘Fresh but informed, Chernaik’s study will please both students andthose who think they know more … a focussed but also panoramicreading of Shakespeare’s history plays’.
Michael Hattaway University of Sheffield
The Cam
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Cover illustration: Romeo and Juliet with Matthew Rhys andTau Mutu. Royal Shakespeare Company, directed by PeterGill, 2004. Photograph: Geraint Lewis.
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This series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors.Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readerswho want to broaden their understanding of the books and authorsthey enjoy.
Ideal for students, teachers and lecturersConcise, yet packed with essential informationKey suggestions for further reading
Shakespeareemma smith Herford College, Univeristy of Oxford
Innovative and engaging, this introduction to Shakespearepromotes active involvement with the plays and proves thatthere is space for new and fresh thinking even on the most-studied and familiar texts.
The study covers a range of examples and is divided intoseven subject-based chapters:
• Character • Language • History
• Performance • Structure
• Texts • Sources
‘. . . a dazzling, reader-friendly tutorial in readingShakespearean drama.’ Emily Bartels Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Cover illustration: Twelfth Night, directed by Tim Sheader,with Mariah Gale and Simon Day. Open Air Theatre atRegent’s Park, 2005. Photograph Geraint Lewis.
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This series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors.Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readerswho want to broaden their understanding of the books and authorsthey enjoy.
Ideal for students, teachers and lecturersConcise yet packed with essential informationKey suggestions for further reading
Shakespeare’s Comediespenny gay University of Sydney
Why did theatre audiences laugh in Shakespeare’s day and whydo they still laugh now? What do Shakespeare’s comedies have to say about love, sex, gender, power, family, community andclass? What place have pain, cruelty and even death in a comedy? Why all those puns? Penny Gay addresses these and many otherquestions in a survey that travels from Shakespeare’s earliestexperiments in farce and courtly love-stories to the great romantic comedies of his middle years and the mould-breakingexperiments of his last decade’s work.
• Organised thematically, the book provides a map of Shakespeare’s comedic styles
• Covers all Shakespeare’s comedies, demonstrating how he built on conventions and themes to enrich the possibilities of the genre
• Surveys changing fashions in productions of Shakespeare’s comedies, from the seventeenth century to the films of today
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Cover illustration: Greg Hicks and Sian Thomas in the 2004RSC production of Macbeth. Photographer Manuel Harlan © Royal Shakespeare Company.
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This series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors.Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readerswho want to broaden their understanding of the books and authorsthey enjoy.
Ideal for students, teachers and lecturersConcise, yet packed with essential informationKey suggestions for further reading
Shakespeare’s Tragediesjanette dillon University of Nottingham
Macbeth clutches an imaginary dagger; Hamlet holds up Yorick’s skull;Lear enters with Cordelia in his arms. Do these memorable and iconicmoments have anything to tell us about the definition of Shakespeareantragedy? Is it in fact helpful to talk about ‘Shakespearean tragedy’ as aconcept, or are there only Shakespearean tragedies? What makes someplays more tragic than others? This book seeks to investigate suchquestions in a way that highlights both the distinctiveness and theshared concerns of each play within the broad trajectory ofShakespeare’s developing exploration of tragic form.
• Includes a separate chapter on each of Shakespeare’s tragedies, ordered chronologically
• Considers tragedy before Shakespeare, allowing the reader to understand Shakespearean tragedy in the light of what has gone before
• Includes contemporary quotations in shaded boxes
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Cover illustration: The Awakening of Adonis, 1899 (oil on canvas) by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917). Private Collection / © The Maas Gallery, London, UK / The Bridgeman Art Library.
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This series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors. Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readers who want to broaden their understanding of the books and authors they enjoy.
Ideal for students, teachers, and lecturersConcise, yet packed with essential informationKey suggestions for further reading
Shakespeare’s Poetrymichael schoenfeldt University of Michigan
Shakespeare’s poems were enormously popular in his lifetime, but, aside from the enduring appeal of the Sonnets, are today much less familiar than his plays. This Introduction celebrates the achievement of Shakespeare as a poet, providing students with ways of understanding, appreciating, and enjoying his highly wrought poems. It honors the aesthetic and intellectual complexity of the poems without making them seem unapproachably complicated, and outlines their pleasures and challenges.
• Covers all of Shakespeare’s non-dramatic poetry, rather than focusing exclusively on the Sonnets, and explores Shakespeare’s developing verbal prowess
• Introduces students to the many approaches and contexts for reading Shakespeare’s poetry, and presents exemplary readings of individual poems
• Addresses the controversies surrounding Shakespearean authorship, including the claim that the works of William Shakespeare were not written by him, and the frequent rediscovery of “new” poems by Shakespeare.
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The six books in the Players of Shakespeare series contain collections
of essays by well-known actors with the Royal Shakespeare
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Shakespearian roles. Contributors include Sir Nigel Hawthorne,
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Double Falshood; or, The Distrest LoversA Play, as it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, Written Originally by W. ShakespeareEdited by Lewis Theobald
Published in 1728, this play is widely accepted as the only surviving version of Shakespeare and Fletcher’s play Cardenio.
Portraits of Shakespeare, and On the Sonnets of ShakespeareJames Boaden and abraham wivell
A one-volume reissue of works, published 1824–7, examining portraits of Shakespeare, including an 1837 essay on his sonnets’ dedicatee.
The Life of Sir John FalstaffWith a Biography of the Knight from Authentic Sources
Robert Barnabas Brough and george Cruikshank
A delightful 1858 fictional biography of that most colourful of Shakespeare’s characters, built around a series of inspired etchings.
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Shakespeare in Production gives readers, students, actors and directors the fullest possible stage histories of individual
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